After Marrying The Paranoid God of War (Rebirth) - Chapter 5.3
Two days later, Huo Pingxiao, accustomed to fighting on the battlefield and having suffered countless injuries, recovered at an astonishing speed. Ruan An, a healer herself, couldn’t help but sigh at the speed of his arm’s recovery. These days, he also diligently took the medicine she prepared for him.
Ruan An planned to go down the mountain with him today to find Madam Zhu, and incidentally, to clear her relationship with this successor Mistress. She had no intention of dealing with her anymore.
Sun Ye was also the only son of Divine Doctor Sun and her first mistress. and a renowned physician. After Divine Doctor Sun’s death, Madam Zhu sold all the valuable herbs left by him and used the money to buy a house in Qingquan Town.
After returning from the southern border, Ruan An also heard about the suspicious relationship between Madam Zhu and Steward Liu. This incident was also related to Madam Zhu.
This time, when they descended the mountain, there were also skilled martial artists from the Northern Office following them.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they left the thatched cottage, Ruan An saw Ma Biao with a swollen face, along with three other young men she didn’t recognize, all kneeling outside the Courtyard.
Confused, Ruan An could tell from their demeanor that they weren’t here to fight. Instead, it seemed more like they were surrendering.
Upon seeing Huo Pingxiao, Ma Biao thudded on the ground, immediately kowtowing to him and addressing, “Greetings, Big Brother Xiao!”
Huo Pingxiao clasped his hands together, holding them in front of him. His deep, black eyes squinted slightly, without uttering a word.
Standing behind him, Yang Wei clasped his fists over his mouth, suppressing a smile.
Yang Wei had heard about the legendary stories of Huo Pingxiao’s youth. Since childhood, Huo Pingxiao had a proud and unruly temperament. After Prime Minister Huo Lang’s wife passed away, he was busy with state affairs. He sent his eldest son to the three most famous academies in Li Country, hoping that Huo Pingxiao would cultivate his character and conduct himself properly.
However, Huo Pingxiao, despite excelling in exams at each academy, always seemed to carry a deep and fierce aura. It appeared that only through fighting and brawling with others could he calm his restlessness and suppress his violent tendencies.
Whenever he entered a new academy, a group of youths of the same age would follow him, disrupting the order of the academy and making it difficult for the teachers to control.
Due to the influence of Huo Lang’s power, the academy heads hesitated to discipline the young master. When Huo Lang sent Huo Pingxiao to the fourth academy, his notorious behavior had spread to all academies in Li Country, and no one dared to accept him.
The academy heads, constrained by Huo Lang’s authority, dared not punish the young master. Eventually, the head of the fourth academy had to report to the central education official.
The Emperor personally intervened, tactfully persuading Huo Lang to let Huo Pingxiao learn martial arts.
On the other side, behind Ma Biao were strong men from the remaining villages of Mei Mountain.
Ma Biao deeply admired Huo Pingxiao’s martial arts skills. Despite his humble background, Ma Biao had considered joining the military to earn a rank. However, he had a widowed mother to take care of, and if he died on the battlefield, there would be no one to look after her.
The local military commanders in Jiazhou were incompetent, allowing banditry to flourish. Ma Biao heard that the Duke of Dingbei, who was supposed to lead the campaign against bandits from Jiannan Commandery to Jiazhou, had accidentally fallen off a cliff. His body was consumed by wild dogs, leaving only a bloody skeleton.
Even the Great Li War God had perished in the campaign against the bandits, making the bandit leader Qi Yixiong more arrogant. Ma Biao believed that Huo Pingxiao would become a formidable figure in the future and willingly chose to follow him.
Several young men behind him also bowed to Huo Pingxiao, expressing their sincere submission.
Huo Pingxiao, with a bored expression, tilted his head to signal Ma Biao to look at the young girl beside him.
Ruan An’s appearance was enchanting, her skin as smooth as jade. Standing in the chilly spring breeze, she looked like a delicate and swaying flower.
Ma Biao was stunned, recalling the vulgar words he had spoken to Ruan An before and cursing himself a thousand times in his heart.
Huo Pingxiao was obviously fond of his wife. If he scolded the apple of his eye, it was only natural for her to harbor resentment.
Ma Biao quickly bowed to Ruan An again, apologizing, “Sister-in-law, I’m sorry! I really shouldn’t have said those words to you that day. Sister-in-law, Please forgive me.”
“Brother and Sister-in-law, please forgive me for my actions that day. I am willing to follow Big Brother Xiao and be loyal to him!”
Ruan An looked surprised, not knowing what to say. She only reached out her delicate hand, indicating for everyone to rise.
At this moment, a man’s deep and lazy voice, carried by the gentle breeze, sounded by the girl’s ear:
“We’ll talk about it when we get back. I want to take my wife down the mountain to buy rouge first.”
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Translated by: All Things Fluff